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were changed, for each man had to have his load apportioned 

 to him before the start. We knew, moreover, that in the days to 

 follow frequent changes of carriers would take place. Thus we 

 resigned ourselves as well as we could to the petty bothers that 

 were in store for us. Despite all this, however, and despite 

 torrents of rain, the Europeans' faces lit up. From now our 

 course was directed homewards. 



